Andrei Khrapavitski studied as a Muskie Fellow at the University of North Carolina School of Journalism, researching the role of independent media in Belarus, Ukraine and Georgia. In Belarus he worked as a deputy editor at Volnaye Hlybokaye, founded an independent youth publication, Kanspekt, and worked in the network of resource centers fostering new media initiatives. He now lives in Vilnius, Lithuania and is alumni relations coordinator at European Humanities University.